Air pollution threatens the health of 1.3 million people across 9 districts in VÄ©nh PhĂșc. The average PM2.5 level is 39.4 ”g/mÂłâ7.9Ă higher than the WHO guideline.
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VÄ©nh PhĂșc faces significant air pollution challenges. 100% of districts exceed the WHO guideline for clean air. This is putting 1.3 million across 9 districts at risk.
The average PM2.5 over 2023 was 39.4”g/m³. That's 7.9 times the WHO guideline for clean air of 5”g/m³.
This is equivalent of everybody, including children, smoking about 654 cigarettes in a year.
If VÄ©nh PhĂșc met the WHO guideline of 5 ”g/mÂł, the average person would live 3.37 years longer.
That's 4.2M years of life stolen from 1.3 million people. Years of watching children grow up. Years of building a career. Years of quiet mornings and celebrations.
Lives cut short. Breathing kills.
The top 9 most polluted districts in VÄ©nh PhĂșc. These areas face the greatest health burden from air pollution.
Distribution of population across different PM2.5 pollution levels. The WHO guideline is 5 ”g/mÂłâonly populations below this threshold are breathing safe air.
Complete air quality data for every district in VÄ©nh PhĂșc, sorted by population.
| District | Population | PM2.5 ”g/m³ | Years Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| VÄ©nh TÆ°á»ng | 235K | 42.7 | 3.7 years |
| Láșp TháșĄch | 185K | 37.0 | 3.1 years |
| YĂȘn LáșĄc | 183K | 42.5 | 3.7 years |
| BĂŹnh XuyĂȘn | 132K | 39.3 | 3.4 years |
| VÄ©nh YĂȘn | 130K | 39.8 | 3.4 years |
| Tam DÆ°ÆĄng | 118K | 38.0 | 3.2 years |
| PhĂșc YĂȘn | 113K | 37.6 | 3.2 years |
| Tam ÄáșŁo | 81K | 33.4 | 2.8 years |
| SĂŽng LĂŽ | 77K | 38.8 | 3.3 years |
Showing 9 districts, sorted by population (largest first). PM2.5 values are for 2023. Years lost calculated against WHO guideline of 5 ”g/m³.